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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8171867 | Quilting and embroidery method The present invention provides an improved method and computer program product for quilting and embroidering fabric. The method comprises securing a quilt sandwich of top layer fabric, batting and backing fabric in an embroidery hoop and attaching said embroidery ho... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8156877 | Electrostatic sewing template A sewing template and associated method to aid in the production of components for a quilt are provided. The sewing template may include a needle position indicator and a center guide line passing through the needle position indicator. The sewing template may be con... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8122839 | Method for manufacturing natural fiber stripe-quilted fabric having protruded wrinkle patterns on its surface The method for manufacturing a natural fiber stripe-quilted fabric having protruded wrinkle patterns on its surface is disclosed, in which a quilting machine is installed by fixing a sewing machine support member in a diagonal direction at 70˜85° with respect to a... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8074587 | Quilting tool A quilting tool for use with commercial quilting machines with a base, a pair of handles and a narrow strip of the hook portion of hook and loop type fastener. The base is planar and rectilinear and has a plurality of spaced apart grooves that are defined on the bot... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8033231 | Panel quilt machine with feeder providing reduced downtime Panel quilting machines having an in-line splicing tool capable of splicing a new supply of fabric into a web of material being provided to a panel quilting machine while allowing for continuous operation of the panel quilting machine. The systems and methods descri... | 10/11/2011 |
| 7984682 | Multiple needle sewing machine and method for sewing large-area sewing material The invention relates to a multiple needle sewing machine for sewing large-area sewing material (28) which consists of several layers, at least two layers (6, 15, 21), whereof one layer (15) at least is formed of an elastic material, which multi... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7926433 | Quilt blank, method of making a quilt using a quilt blank and quilt kit including quilt blank The disclosure is directed to a quilt blank, a quilt kit including a quilt blank and method of making a quilt using a quilt blank. The disclosure describes a quilt blank including a partially completed quilt having a quilt top, backing and batting material interpose... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7918170 | Servo driven quilter A quilting machine has at least one needle and looper set for forming chain-stitched patterns on a thick multilayered material such as a mattress ticking, preferably a panel of the continuous web clamped stationary on a frame. The stitch forming elements are mounted... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7854208 | Unibody support apparatus and method In a structure with two oppositely positioned sides, a unibody support apparatus includes a first preformed side support in the approximate form of a “C” and a second preformed side support in the approximate form of a “C”. A side support connector is connec... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7789028 | Chain-stitch quilting with separate needle and looper drive A chain-stitch multi-needle quilting machine and method provide for driving needles and loopers independently or out of phase, particularly during the starting of stitching sequences. Separate drive motors drive needles separately from their loopers. Alternatively, ... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7735439 | Panel quilting machine A system for quilting fabric materials includes a quilter unit having a reciprocating needle bar with a series of needles spaced therealong and carrying a series of threads for forming quilted patterns in fabric materials passing below the needles. The quilted fabri... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7730842 | Quilting template and methods A template and a method guide a cutting tool during cutting of a quilt block having a selected one of at least two alternate kaleidoscope patterns from a quilting blank having a given pattern of sections seamed together along seam lines intersecting at a common seam... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7503269 | System and method for supporting a quilt for use with a long arm quilting machine A system for supporting a quilt to lay quilting lines is provided. A frame is configured to support a sewing machine. First and second are rollers mounted on said frame, and configured to hold quilting layers on a substantially horizontal path between said first and... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7415934 | Three-dimensional camouflage material having cupped heat deformations at discreet locations and method for making same A process for producing a camouflage material having a three-dimensional surface contour comprises providing a plurality of parallel strips of thermoplastic camouflage material having irregular side edges and positioning the strips, preferably with overlapping edges... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7370591 | Quilting table for a sewing machine A quilting table (20) includes a frame (22) having box channel rails (50, 52), a first carriage (212), moveable relative to a longitudinal dimension (30) of the frame (22), having wheels (224) engaged with the box cha... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7367275 | Sewing machine frame and method for assembling the same A sewing machine main frame includes an upper support member, and a lower support member positioned in substantially parallel relation to the upper support member with a predetermined interval therebetween and integrally joined with each other via a joint member. A ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7350473 | Method and grid for tying layers of a quilt The present invention simplifies the process of placing quilt ties in the quilt during the quilt making process. The quilt tie device contains a plurality of openings that identify locations in the quilt for quilt ties. A quilt maker places the quilt tie device over... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7325502 | Method and device for controlling the movement of a needle in a sewing machine A method and device for controlling movement of the needle in a sewing machine (1) based on a detection device (27), which detects the movements of the visible surface of the manually displaceable article to be sewn (3) is provided. The stitch f... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7318384 | Diagonal sewing guide—sew easy guide A sewing and quilting device called a SEW EASY GUIDE. This device features an essentially rectangular strip of thin, clear, and flexible plastic material with markings, the strip having a top surface, a length, and a width, and the device having a needle aperture an... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7302898 | Quilt holding clamp and method of use A quilt holding clamp for securing a quilt and finishing bias to eliminate the need for pining when attaching the finishing bias to the unfinished edge of the quilt. The clamp includes a top clamp member having a “J”-shaped forward end for elevating a folded end... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7255051 | Template to assist the process of circular sewing embroidery and the like A template (1) in the form of a thin disc is provided with segmental (3) and circular (4) markings, a central aperture (2), and apertures (5) which coincide with intersecting points on the markings enables centre point based positi... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7207281 | Drive arrangement for computerized hand-guided quilting device An improved computerized hand-guided quilting device has a quilting table (100) with a translation device (20). The translation device has a cross carriage (30) movable longitudinally atop the table or frame, and a sewing carriage (50) mo... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7206644 | Method and system for optimizing operation schedule of plant A plant-operation-schedule optimization system includes a data inputting device transmitting a future operation planned value of at least one plant to be controlled; an operation-data inputting device transmitting operation data concerning the plant; and an operatio... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7194970 | Eight-point star and method of making A method of forming a fabric block that depicts an eight-point star by using only square-shaped and rectangular-shaped pieces of fabric. A square-shaped piece of fabric is sewn to a first rectangular-shaped piece of fabric and this combination is sewn to a second re... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7191718 | Servo driven quilter A quilting machine has at least one needle and looper set for forming chain-stitched patterns on a thick multilayered material such as a mattress ticking, preferably a panel of the continuous web clamped stationary on a frame. The stitch forming elements are mounted... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7143705 | Multiple horizontal needle quilting machine and method A multi-needle quilting machine (10) and method in which provided bridges (21,22) are provided having selectively operable stitching element pairs (90). Either the material or the bridges or both may be moved relative to the frame. Control schem... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7140313 | Antiquing whole cloth quilt fabric Process for antiquing a quilt and resulting product includes providing a first fabric panel containing at least some of a first selected fiber, a second fabric panel containing at least some of a second selected fiber and a batting panel containing at least some of ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7109134 | Fusible quilt batt A fusible quilt batt. The fusible batt includes a non-woven fibrous web and a heat sealable and releasable adhesive. The adhesive is coated on the outer surface of the web and insinuates between the fibers of the web internally. The adhesive thus binds the fibers of... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7100525 | System and method of finishing ruffled gussets/borders A system for forming and attaching pillowtop attachment gussets and borders to panels, with the gusset or border material being fed from a supply into a sewing station. The gusset or border material is passed through a folder assembly that directs the gusset or bord... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7080603 | Sewing or embroidery machine The hook (15) of a sewing machine (1) is mounted so that it can move on a hook carrier. Through a sliding movement of the hook carrier, the hook (15) is brought from its operating position into a bobbin case removal position. Through the sliding... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7073453 | Multiple horizontal needle quilting machine and method A multi-needle quilting machine (10) and method are provided, in most embodiments of which needles (132) reciprocate horizontally through material (12) supported in a vertical quilting plane (16). Two or more bridges (21,22) are pr... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7066101 | Flanged panel former An apparatus for forming flanged quilted panels from an infed web of quilted material (18) has a panel cutter (14) which receives the web of quilted material (18) and severs it into discrete quilted panels (16). A flanger (34) inte... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7063028 | Printing and quilting method and apparatus A quilting machine (10, 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600) is provided with a printing station (20, 125, 225, 325, 425, 525, 611, 626, 631) and a quilting station (44, 127, 227, 327, 427, 527, 627, 632), either on the same or a different production l... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7056572 | Thin, soft bath tissue having a bulky feel Low density, resilient webs are highly calendered to significantly increase density. The resulting tissue has low caliper and stretch but retains good Void Volume and premium-like softness. ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7024787 | Template for evaluating parts and method of using same A template for evaluating a part, comprising: a surface having a shape corresponding to the part; and at least one element on the surface corresponding to a desired location of a feature on the part. A method of evaluating a part, comprising the steps of: providing ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7011031 | Adjustable quilting machine An improved quilting machine includes a table having a carriage for supporting a sewing machine on the table and translating the sewing machine in two axes, a quilting rack for supporting one or more layers of fabric in a substantially planer orientation relative to... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7008128 | System, method and apparatus for printing oversized print media Embodiments of the invention are directed to a system, apparatus, and method for printing oversized print media which allow for the printing of a preassembled substrate or a single piece substrate without compromising the integrity of the print quality. Preferred em... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7006877 | Method for automatically recording an intervention in a production facility A method and a system for automatically recording an intervention in a production facility (1) controlled by a control program (14). The production facility (1) includes a number of facility components (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9a–9 | 02/28/2006 |
| 6994043 | Method of forming a mattress A method of forming a mattress, with a reduction in the number of sewing operations required, in which a border and gusset or an extended portion of the border will be integrally formed and attached to a mattress panel, with a flanging material also being attached a... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6978187 | Method and apparatus for scheduling production lots based on lot and tool health metrics A method for scheduling production flow includes processing a plurality of manufactured items in a process flow. Item health metrics are determined for at least a subset of the plurality of manufactured items. Tool health metrics are determined for a plurality of to... | 12/20/2005 |
